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I'd rather be able to face myself in the bathroom mirror than be rich and famous.
I'd rather be able to face myself in the bathroom mirror than be rich and famous.
I'm a meathead. I can't help it, man. You've got smart people and you've got dumb people.
I'm a meathead. I can't help it, man. You've got smart people and you've got dumb people.
People never improve unless they look to some standard or example higher or better than themselves.
People never improve unless they look to some standard or example higher or better than themselves.
I suppose I have a highly developed capacity for self-delusion, so it's no problem for me to believe that I'm read more
I suppose I have a highly developed capacity for self-delusion, so it's no problem for me to believe that I'm somebody else.
The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.
The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.
Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.
Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.
One day I sat thinking, almost in despair; a hand fell on my shoulder and a voice said reassuringly: cheer read more
One day I sat thinking, almost in despair; a hand fell on my shoulder and a voice said reassuringly: cheer up, things could get worse. So I cheered up and, sure enough, things got worse.
We have to look at our own inertia, insecurities, self-hate, fear that, in truth, we have nothing valuable to say. read more
We have to look at our own inertia, insecurities, self-hate, fear that, in truth, we have nothing valuable to say. When your writing blooms out of the back of this garbage compost, it is very stable. You are not running from anything. You can have a sense of artistic security. If you are not afraid of the voices inside you, you will not fear the critics outside you.
Self discipline is when your conscience tells you to do something and you don't talk back.
Self discipline is when your conscience tells you to do something and you don't talk back.
